Research Article
Bacterial Aetiologies of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections among Adults in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Table 3
Level of coinfections in lower respiratory tract by RT-PCR.
| | Infection level | Pathogens | Number | Clinical samples |
| | Double bacterial infection | Haemophilus influenzae + Legionella species | 1 | FPEm | | Haemophilus influenzae + Streptococcus pneumoniae | 3 | 2 BAL + 1 FPEm | | Streptococcus pneumoniae +Klebsiella pneumoniae | 2 | FPEm | | Haemophilus influenzae + Staphylococcus aureus | 3 | FPEf, 2 BAL | | Haemophilus influenzae +Klebsiella pneumoniae | 2 | BAL+ FPEf | | Triple bacterial infection | Haemophilus influenzae + Staphylococcus aureus +Klebsiella pneumoniae | 1 | FPEm | | Haemophilus influenzae + Legionella species + Klebsiella pneumonia | 1 | BAL | | Haemophilus influenzae + Legionella species + Moraxella catarrhalis | 1 | FPEm |
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RT-PCR: reverse-transcriptase real-time polymerase chain reaction; BAL: bronchoalveolar lavage; FPEf: fluid drained from pleural effusion; FPEm: fluid drained from pleural empyema.
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